Bogota 2007, amsterdam 2008, beirut 2009, ljubljana 2010. World book capital ialah suatu acara tahunan oleh unesco yang bermula pada tahun 2001. As a result of this nomination, the ministry of culture started a partnership approach with international ngos, ministries, embassies and cultural institutions. Kuala lumpur named world book capital 2020 kuala lumpur malaysia was named world book capital for the year 2020 by the directorgeneral of unesco, audrey azoulay, on the recommendation of the world book capital advisory committee. Apr 23, 2010 lebanese capital beirut, unesco world book capital in 2009, was host city for beirut 39, which brought together new writers from the arab world. Unesco makes beirut world book capital 2009 as it bans. Kuala lumpur named world book capital 2020 by unesco. To order the interactive database on cdrom, please contact. Unesco names sharjah as world book capital 2019 the.
The city of athens was chosen for the quality of its activities, supported by the entire book industry. Port harcourt named world book capital 2014 unesco. World book capital cities cultural diversity and the city. Beirut festival puts young writers on the world map. The city was selected because of the strong focus on inclusive education, the development of a knowledgebased society and accessible reading for. Sharjah has been crowned with the prestigious the world book capital for 2019 by unesco for the quality of its literary and cultural activities. Athens named world book capital as 118yearold bookstore closes.
The first unesco world book capital designated prior to the adoption of 31 cresolution 29 was madrid spain in 2001. World heritage pacific 2009 programme despite its extraordinary cultural and biological diversity and richness, the pacific is the most underrepresented subregion on the world heritage list. To earn the coveted world book capital title from unesco, a city must demonstrate its commitment to promoting books and the hobby of reading to its people. The city was selected because of the strong focus on inclusive education, the development of a knowledgebased society and a. Rfis tarek kai speaks to sheikha bdour al qasimi, vicepresident of the international publishers association about the events the emirati city.
World book capital international federation of library. Box 6128, succursale centreville montreal, quebec h3c 3j7 canada institute for statistics unesco global education digest 2009. The unesco science report is a global monitoring report published regularly by the united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization. The decision was made by an international committee of experts on 30 june during a. Unesco has already chosen the world book capital for 2010. In submitting an application to the unesco world book capital, the city undertakes to sign a memorandum of understanding, indicating the main lines of action for the year of designation. The unesco has nominated the capital city of lebanon, beirut as the world book capital for the year 2009. The atlas is proud to be partnering with the hay festivals beirut39 contest, celebrating beiruts year as unesco world book capital, to find the hottest authors under 40 of arabic origin. By clicking on the inscribed elements listed below, you can discover the nominations, photos and videos, together with committee decisions and evidence of commun.
Jun 28, 2017 sharjah has been crowned with the prestigious the world book capital for 2019 by unesco for the quality of its literary and cultural activities and for its efforts to make books accessible to. Unesco browse the lists of intangible cultural heritage and. Irina bokova, the directorgeneral of unesco, has named athens world book capital for 2018 on the recommendation of the programmes advisory committee. Kuala lumpur has been named world book capital for the year 2020 by the directorgeneral of unesco, audrey azoulay, on the recommendation of the.
Unesco names sharjah as world book capital 2019 the statesman. Cities designated as unesco world book capital undertake to promote. Jan 08, 2009 unesco has already chosen the world book capital for 2010. Athens named unesco world book capital for 2018 united. Every five years, this report maps the latest trends and developments in national and regional policy landscapes, against the backdrop of shifting socioeconomic, geopolitical and environmental realities.
Unesco names sharjah as world book capital current affairs. The committee unanimously decided to nominate the city of antwerp belgium as world book capital 2004 because of the excellence of the programme submitted, including a number of aspects of book promotion, like book sales, books and reading, literature, services, crafts, books for the youths, books and cultural diversity and books and cultural minorities. Every year, unesco convenes delegates from the international publishers. Unesco has 535 books on goodreads with 1968 ratings. It recently met in paris, at unescos headquarters, to examine a record number of candidacies for the title of world book capital. Africa39 was a collaborative project initiated by the hay festival in partnership with rainbow book club, celebrating port harcourt. According to the unesco release, sharjah was selected because of the very innovative, comprehensive and inclusive nature of the application, with a communityfocused activity program containing creative proposals to engage the very large migrant population. Cities designated as unesco world book capital undertake to promote books and reading and to organize activities over the year.
Conakry, the capital of the republic of guinea, has been named world book capital for 2017. Svjetska prijestolnica knjige je naslov kojeg unesco dodjeljuje gradovima kao priznanje kvalitete njihovih programa promocije knjiga i citanja. The citys ambitious world book capital programme is said to be linked to its vision 2020 and associated with an ecocity project called the. Unesco has named sharjah as the world book capital for 2019. A professor at the american university here recently ordered copies of the diary of anne frank for his classes, only to learn that the book is banned. The city of port harcourt nigeria was named the world book capital for the year 2014 after the selection committee, composed of representatives from the international organizations representing the three major sectors of the book industry and from unesco, and from unesco, met on 5 july at the organizations headquarters. Culture minister tamam salam is expected to fly to paris next week to take over the presidency of the world book capital 2009, his media office said on wednesday. Ibu kota buku dunia wikipedia bahasa melayu, ensiklopedia bebas. As of yesterday, beirut is the new book capital of the world. Unesco announces conakry republic of guinea as world book.
Unesco announcement selecting wroclaw as 2016 world book capital. Unesco has issued its call for applications for world book capital 2019. Athens is the 18th city to become world book capital. The success of world book and copyright day, launched in 1996, encouraged unesco to develop the concept of world book capital city, selecting madrid as. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration. As beirut donned the mantle of unesco world book capital city 2009, arabic novels are enjoying an unprecedented boom across the middle east, breaking taboos on topics such as sex and religion.
Unesco announces conakry republic of guinea as world book capital 2017. The citys ambitious world book capital programme is said to be linked to its vision 2020. Aug 02, 20 to earn the coveted world book capital title from unesco, a city must demonstrate its commitment to promoting books and the hobby of reading to its people. The decision was made by an international committee of experts on 30 june during a meeting at unescos headquarters in paris. Sharjah becomes third arab city named unesco world book capital. In a recent post, unesco reminded us of the similarity between the learning challenges that fourteenth century societies confronted during the black death and the current covid19 pandemic. Unesco announces sharjah as world book capital 2019 news. Sharjah named world book capital 2019 inter press service. The city was selected because of the strong focus on inclusive education, the development of a knowledgebased society and accessible reading for all parts of the. Apr 22, 2009 the selection committee for the world book capital is calling for nominations for the world book capital 2010. Athens named world book capital as 118yearold bookstore. Unesco world book capital 2014 by identifying 39 of the most promising writers under the age of 40 with the potential and talent to define trends in the development of literature from africa and the african diaspora. Every year, a new world city is named unesco world book capital.
Apr 21, 2019 kl named by unesco as world book capital 2020. Sharjah was selected to underline the efforts taken by it to make books accessible for reading to as many people as. The united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization unesco has chosen the armenian city of yerevan as the 2012 world book capital as part of the agencys ongoing efforts to promote books and reading. The united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization unesco announced in april 2007. A complete guide to 878 unesco world heritage sites features gorgeous photos ands pithy descriptions of earths most culturally, historically and geologically significant locations. Jul 28, 2015 unesco announces conakry republic of guinea as world book capital 2017. June 18, 2009 hola buenos aires, 2011 world book capital. Amsterdam2008, beirut 2009, ljubljana 2010, buenos aires 2011. The antiatlas mountains form a border between the atlantic ocean and the sahara desert, extending 500 km 310 mi to their easternmost point, the 3,304 m 10,835 ft peak of.
Inisiatif ini pada asalnya berdasarkan acara hari buku dan hak cipta dunia yang dilancarkan pada tahun 1996. Directorgeneral of unesco irina bokova said, i applaud the nomination of sharjah as the world book capital as well as the efforts undertaken by the city in order to make reading available to as. Jun 26, 2017 this years world book capital is guineas conakry. The hindu reports that thea united nations educational, scientific and cultural organizationa unescoa has chosen buenos aires as the world book capital for the year 2011 as part of the agencys ongoing efforts to promote literature and reading. A complete guide to 890 unesco world heritage sites 4. The committee meets annually to evaluate nominations proposed by states parties to the 2003 convention and decide whether or not to inscribe those cultural practices and expressions of intangible heritage on the conventions lists. Comparing education statistics across the world unesco institute for statistics. Earlier this week, sharjah was named world book capital for the year 2019 by unesco directorgeneral irina bokova. Kl named by unesco as world book capital 2020 borneo post. More than 400 greek bookstores lost separately, ndtv reports, the largest bookstore in greece with 118 years of history, eleftheroudakis, will be closed on september 30 due to the sevenyear debt crisis. Jun 29, 2017 earlier this week, sharjah was named world book capital for the year 2019 by unesco directorgeneral irina bokova. World book capital cities international publishers association. Kuala lumpur will be unescos world book capital in 2020. Unesco announcement selecting incheon as 2015 world book capital city.
Sharjah was chosen for its efforts to make books accessible to its entire population. Ifla applications open for world book capital 2020. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. It was intended to be a year for all of amsterdams inhabitants, for. What makes the concept of world heritage exceptional is its universal application. The complete applications, duly substantiated, including a cover or support letter from the mayor of the candidatecity and drafted in one of unescos official languages french, english, spanish, russian, arabic or chinese, should reach unesco no later than monday 31 march. Unesco makes beirut world book capital 2009 as it bans the. Arab novel booms as beirut named world book capital. And since 2001, one city per year has been carefully selected to host the honour. Signalling a groundbreaking achievement for the uae and the arab world, sharjah has been crowned with the prestigious world book capital title for 2019 by unesco. Africa morocco the world factbook central intelligence.
Here is an excerpt from a letter from zoran jankovic, the mayor of ljubljana, that. To redress this imbalance, world heritage global strategy meetings were held in the pacific in fiji in july 1997 and in vanuatu in august 1999. Kuala lumpur named world book capital 2020 kuala lumpur malaysia was. Athens named unesco world book capital for 2018 neos kosmos. Pacific 2009 programme unesco world heritage centre. Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. The selection committee for the world book capital is calling for nominations for the world book capital 2010. Sharjah becomes third arab city named unesco world book. The international press association, the international federation of librarians associations, and the international booksellers federation are in charge of the selection, along with unesco. The world book capital city sets up a competition between cities. Sep 23, 2016 unesco has issued its call for applications for world book capital 2019. This enhanced satellite image shows the antiatlas mountains, part of the atlas mountain range in southern morocco. Lebanese capital beirut, unesco world book capital in 2009, was host city for beirut 39, which brought together new writers from the arab world. Jul 06, 2010 the united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization unesco has chosen the armenian city of yerevan as the 2012 world book capital as part of the agencys ongoing efforts to promote books and reading.
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